. the man accused of a colorado movie theater, how he used connections to set up his plan. and president barack obama will fly out later and we will have more on why he is in the bay area and we will tell you what road closures you can expect. and there is a hot weather weekend and thunder activity off to the east and we will talk about a big cooling trends, it's all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. well, good morning to you, pam is back, it is monday july 23rd, good morning, you gave the right forecast and you were right on other parts of the country. >> it was 70 degrees? >> it was not refreshing.

and this time of year you have fog and there is a little bit of thunderstorm activity and should push off to the east but it is clipping off towards stockton, still low-to-mid 80s inland. good morning, this is video of an accident and they had to rescue drivers who were hit by a big-rig which happened as both vehicles were leaving interstate 880 and they slammed into a honda accord. the driver of the honda has a broken arm and injuries. the big-rig driver was at fault. 5:01 we are looking at the san mateo, it looks good no major problems as you drive over to the peninsular. 5:01 let's go back to the desk. here is a story only on 2, his patrol car ended up inside

an office building. lorraine blanco has more on the collision that sent the officer to hospital. good morning, appalachian. >> the crash is under investigation this morning and police are not sure, we can tell you right before the crash, the officer was near a crime scene. they were looking for two suspects just before 1:00 a.m. he collided with a prius at the intersection of park boulevard and then crashing into an h&r block. the police car's sirens were blaring and the scenes were after which was unbelievable. >> i spoke with an officer on scene, he said his conrad were

together and drugs and alcohol do not appear to be the problem. and an apartment fire is now under investigation and it happened on camden avenue at 9:00. several people were treated for injuries and the flames quickly spread through the densely populated complex. it was a big challenge which took more than 90 minutes to control the flames. in just a couple of hours, the man suspected in the movie theater massacre will face a judge. james holmes is not cooperating with the police. they are investigating whether he used his position in his graduate's program to collect hazardous materials. he is accused of boobie trapping his apartment where he collected several things

connected to the batman movies. 12 were killed on friday and several others wounded and police are trying to figure out a motive which could take a long time. well at a vigil, the governor of colorado diminished the accused gunman. >> i refuse to say his name. [applauds] >> that is the governor and he and others spoke before thousands at aurora colorado yesterday. president barack obama met with grieving family members saying he and the nation feel their pain. >> we can all understand what it would be to have somebody that we love taken from us in this fashion. >> now the president consoled the brother of jessica and he spoke with others who were wounded and now recovering. they pushed to ban assault

weapons like the ones used in the aurora massacre.$♪ coming up, why some are saying gun control are not the answer. now we will have more continuing coverage from colorado throughout the morning and we also have more photos and videos on the aurora massacre. www.ktvu.com. in election next, he is here a day earlier and the president will be heading out before coming back to the bay area today, tara? >> reporter: well the president touch you had down here and then immediately went to san francisco most likely to catch some sleep before a busy day of fundraising. he stepped off here at fso and he and his security detail

headed out and tomorrow they will be off to reno and then will have some funds raisers, the second at a private home in piedmont. both events are nearly $36,000 a head. tickets are starting at $100 and some protesters are expected to greet the president. many marijuana advocates have a long list of anticapitalist complaints. find out coming up in the next hour. ktvu channel 2 morning news. the president's visit will lead to some street closures starting at 8-a m 17th street and telegraph avenue, pedestrian traffic is all off limits. they should reopen by 10:00

p.m. police also plan to close the 17th street entrance to the bart station. mitt romney is also starting his day here in the bay area. yesterday mitt romney attended st. bernard complex three fundraisers. and he wrapped up a visit to a home in the pacific heights. she had something in common with mitt romney's wife and they both have multiple sclerosis. >> she suffers every day and she goes on and that's what i am trying to do. >> mitt romney travels for yet another fund raiser. he will head out on an international trip and he is due to meet in poland. >> let's check in with sal.

>> westbound traffic looks good getting out to the mcarthur maze with no major problems and also the commute is nice at the bay bridge toll plaza and a nice drive into the city and traffic looks good all the way into san francisco. if you are driving in the southbound 280 is also off to a nice start. let's go to steve. >> hold on there, sal. >> steve, you had nice weather there. >> depending on where we were. >> some people like the hot weather we hope you enjoyed it over the weekend, it was nice but not that nice. tropical clouds moving up north and south associated with a week low, it will still be hard to come by, on shore breeze

continues and 90s for some, especially inland areas, very low 90s and temperatures will continue to come down. southwest 4, it is starting to crank up and it is a screaming message. other locations, very breezy from san jose to morgan hill. 50s and lower 60s and livermore at 61 tropical clouds continue to fire up over the sierra and the mother load and for us it is mainly to the east and for us we are looking for a deepening over the fog bank and we will say goodbye. fog sun clouds cooler breezy, temperatures have peeked out and for some, it is always the toughest calls. they will drop for many and take parts east. and wednesday we settle in and keep it into the weekend an

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. >> welcome back, we are following breaking news, police are responding to a scene in san jose. jeanine joins us with more, jeanine? >> reporter: pam, at this point there is a lot of police activity and we are seeing 12 police cars and police are being tight-lipped and they have this whole area cordoned off from 7th all the way down to julian. we have been told by at least one officer that shots have been fired and we have seen police officers walking around with their rifles but they are being tight-lipped about what is going on here and soon there will be a press information officer who will come on scene

and at this point nobody has been evacuated and the neighbor is quiet and we are hoping to find out soon what is going on and there is great concern from officers as this whole area is cordoned off and as i mentioned they are gearing up with rifles and that's the latest from the scene at 7th and washington, jeanine dela vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. and in bulgaria they think the man has a u.s. passport under the name of davis jefferson. he may have left after the attack that killed 6 people. they fear a repeat of the 1972 olympics in munich which is when 11 israeli athletes and coaches were murdered. the massacre has prompted

the members of the congress to recall a ban on weapons. here is that reaction from president barack obama. allison? >> reporter: the white house secretary says, president barack obama is not looking to change existing gun laws. his aides say the tragic events have changed the tone of the presidential campaign and president barack obama is making it clear his role is to console the families. >> i come to them not so much as president as i do so much as a father and as a husband. >> the shooter purchased hundreds of ammunition online and they are making the case, the weapons of war do not belong on the streets. republicans are skeptical new laws are needed. >> this was somehow caused by the fact that we don't have more gun control legislation i

don't think has been proved. >> more on the legislative rule, reporting live from washington d.c. allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. oakland police are searching for two men who shot at a highway patrol car. police say a highway patrol officer was chasing a white van when a black acura appeared and starting ramming into the patrol car. his rear window was shattered and officers found the van and arrested two men and the men inside are still on the loose. >> time now 5:16, the largest conference is underway in washington d.c. more than 20,000 scientists and h v.i. -- hiv patients are meeting this week and they are warning

not to cut back on fighting the aides epidemic. they now have the tools to finally stop the spread of the virus. they now have the casino matrix and the card room has the old garden city casino. it was supposed to open in april and was not able to get one in time. if the city approves one in time, they will provide 300 jobs and the hearing is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. well a new york senior sit sent -- citizen who became famous is getting a lot of information. she was taunted by school kids which is when money was raised for her and people from other countries donated money as well. as for the kids involved, they were suspended for a year and they have to go through a bully

prevention program. right now 517. i want to check in with traffic. traffic is doing well san the bay area. let's look at -- doing well in the bay area. looking at 80 westbound to the mcarthur maze, it is a nice looking drive and by the way 13 at thorn hill, there is an accident but it is on the shoulder almost on the way to highway 24 causing a big delay. caster valley, that traffic looks good and the traffic is looking good between panola and richmond. clouds are associated with a weak pressure system off to the east and a couple of thunderstorm activities, stockton rio vista, it is going a low stronger sea breeze, and the santa clara valley.

the fog bank held in check, knowed in and squashed things. that will allow temperatures to start cooling down more towards south bay not as hot as we had on the weekend. i think they will be out of the picture but they are up towards the sierra nevada and will continue. the fog is on the increase here. we will probably see it on the coast but looks what happens and they will still be there by tuesday as low pressure stays there for the bulk of the week. cooler breezy, some warm to hot inland, you will find some low- to-mid 90s and closer to the coast. bigger increase and it stays there and with your weekend always in view it looks like a quiet mild pattern. stock markets around the

world, overnight there was a sell off across asia, most major indexes dropped more than one and a half%. they continued to worry about europe's debt crisis particularly in spain and also a slow down in china. wall street is waiting for quarterly warnings. mcdonald's reported more bad news but it is part of the dow jones industrial average. so again, yesterday -- well friday that is and also futures indicated a pretty big drop when the bell rings in just about an hour. google, the 16 gigabyte tablet is told out. they underestimated how popular the version might be. you are about to see why people are stunned by what they

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. so far the ocean beach san had shifted causing more than 65 road closures and the road crews will start transporting 130,000 cubic yards to an area south of the boulevard. it is expected to begin late this month or early next month. animal rights will continue outside the social club despite the decision to take it off the menu. the san francisco restaurants

will no longer promote the duck liver delicacy and the pre-sid yes social club will take it off the trust after it violated the park's values of sustainability. they have a rare cancer that caused a massive tumor to grow on her head. so far doctors have not been able to help her. it is hard to take a look at the video. her health started spiraling out of control three years ago. cancer from her stomach now spread to her head. doctors say there is little hope for survival but she is not giving up. >> i pray to god that i am one of those miracle survivors. >> doctors don't know what is causing the tumor to grow.

she said her family is helping care for her and her son. you have see online it provides student access to all classes. it started in january an offers 10 classes ranging from general education to science. they will add four more classes and will continue to develop 30 more. time is 5:25 let's get you moving. sal? let's move on san jose, northbound 280, good area to avoid because of police activity near the japan town area in san jose and we will have another live report, we first brought you breaking news, that traffic is moving well passed mission boulevard, 5:26 let's go back to the desk. president barack obama was

in san francisco, the president's upcoming departure spent the return trip to the bay area today. also we will take you live to aerier a colorado, which is where the suspected killer is expected to make his first court appearance. an early morning shooting in san jose brings out a huge response, we will bring you the latest from the scene.

. well, good morning to you welcome back, it is a brand-new day monday july 23rd, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, let's go to steve paulson for the weather. we have some tropical clouds going up to eastern parts of contra coster county and they should be up visiting sacramento and for many it will be on the cooler side, some 60s and 70s and 80s for some. we can see people are driving and it's not a big commute getting into san francisco. northbound 101 is approaching the 880 split let's go back to the desk. we have breaking news, a very big police presence in san

jose. they are live at the scene to tell us exactly what is going on, jeanine? there are at least a dozen police cars and they have this area cordoned off all the way to julian street which is one block off. we are told shots were fired inside a home there and there is at least one victim who was injured and apparently transported to the hospital. we don't know how serious the injuries are and at this point there are two dozen police officers congregating we don't know who is responsible but we see police with guns drawn at different corners. street and they are basically going door to door talking with other witnesses talking about what they know about to the were -- shots were fired inside

this house but again at this point, a huge police presence as they search for a person who is responsible for a person inside a home down mid-block near washington. jeanine della vega chant ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> live outside that courthouse, they are covering that investigation and they are looking into how the city of aurora is trying to move forward, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, pam and i will tell you this first appearance will happen in roughly three hours from now and the suspect he is not cooperating with this investigation. according to the police chief in aurora colorado, james holmes has lured up and is not answering any questions but his first appearance, it will be the first time we see james

holmes in the flesh and will also hear from him. >> pat mcquinn, mckayla -- >> one by one, they promised never to forget in aurora colorado, the community came together to grieve. >> tonight, we reach out to each other and love each other and love our neighbors... >> president barack obama visited with victims and families offering condolences on behalf the entire country. it was an opportunity for families to describe how wonderful their brother or their son or daughter was. and the lives they have touched and the dreams they had held for the future it >> and at a packed movie theater, james holmes could be charged with first-degree murder could face the death

penalty in colorado. they are not commenting but they say there is evidence of calculation and deliberation leading up to the rampage. 12 people died, dozens more recovering haunted by what they experienced >> i really thought i was going to fade away. >> this is expected to be an emotional week in aurora as families prepare to bury loved ones. >> and behind the scenes information on how this will happen, we are told the suspect will be escorted from the county jail which is right here on-site to the courthouse through an underground tunnel and we are just getting this information, a special room will be set up for victims and families of victims to view this first court appearance on closed circuit television, back to you. thanks so much for that update.

we are going to have continuing coverage from colorado throughout the morning and we have additional photos and videos on www.ktvu.com. time now 5:34 only on 2, a police officer rushed to the hospital. lorraine blanco is here with video of the accident scene and more on exactly what happened,. he was transported to hyland hospital, he is expected to be okay and the driver is expected to be okay. but the after math is quite jarring. they were looking just before 1:00 a.m. when an officer collided with a prius. it ended with an impact crashing into an h&r block. police sirens were blaring just before the crash. >> i was on the computer and i

heard some sirens and then about five seconds later heard a boom explosion. >> police could not get ahold of the business this morning and this is city workers trying to procure it. life in oakland, lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. in election news this morning, president barack obama is waking up in the bay area today, the president arrived a day earlier than expected following his visit to aurora colorado. the president will be back in the bay area and he has three funds raising events one at a private home in piedmont and another in oakland. the president's visit will lead to some street closures, starting a 8:00 a.m. they will be cordoned off,

parking as well as vehicle and pedestrian traffic will be off limits. they should reopen by 10:00 and police plan to close the 17th street entrance to the 19th street bart station. mitt romney is also starting his day here in the bay area. yesterday mitt romney attended three fundraisers and attended an event at the fairmont hotel and wrapped up dinner. this morning mitt romney heads for another fundraiser. and it is just about 20 minutes from right now, the ncaa is expected to announce punishment following the jerry sandusky scandal. it included top university officials including the late coach joe paterno did nothing to stop the abuse.

we will tell you how much penn state may have to pay and also giving honors to having him removed from the penn state campus. and mornings, welcome back, people are waking up finding you on here which nice and take a look at the commute. traffic is doing okay this morning in many areas. we are going to san francisco and the traffic here looks pretty good and as a matter of fact it's not a bad commute if you are driving in the san francisco area. no major problems by the way. now if you are driving out -- i'm sorry, i was distracted by that. if you were driving out to the 880 freeway, this traffic is moving along nicely, no major problems as you drive through. i want to show you something, i put a little indicater at the 7th of -- at

the corner of 7th and washington and police investigate a shooting in this area. we have a crew on the scene and we will have another live update but for now, there is a traffic issue, let's go to steve. tropical clouds coming up, most of them were very, very early but off towards the east, rio vista, stockton, tracy still some of those clouds are giving us breezy -- breezy to windy conditions and that's assure sign, concord and fairfield they are going to start pushing off more towards

the east one coming up from the south giving us tropical clouds, so fog, sun, it will still be warm inland, clear lake will still be hot but pie wednesday they will be in the -- by wednesday they will still be in the 80s tomorrow you will cool down danville 89 degrees. san jose 88 gilroy, santa cruz sunny veil 60s and 70s and 80s annandalely city. -- and daily city and a much cooler air mass, we keep it right there on the upcoming weekend. 5:40 possible second chance for california inmates, why one local district attorney is considering the three strikes law. and protests in anaheim after a fatal police shooting.

237 traffic moves well and it is a good area for you to avoid.

. here is a quick look at some of the top stories, we have breaking news from san jose, police confirmed they are investigating a fatal shooting. police say somebody was shot in a home at 7th street in washington. you can see police have that

area blocked off and they are questioning witnesses. also in san jose, at least a dozen people are displaced by this apartment house fire. firefighters say there is no sprinkler system there on camden avenue late last night. at least five people were treated for minor injuries and the cause is under investigation. president barack obama is in the bay area this morning but he will be flying to reno nevada and he will be back here in the bay area this afternoon and will attend three funds raisers in the oakland area. there is a shooting and officers fired rubber bullets after protesters got out of hand. police shot manuel diaz as he ran while they were trying to question him. officers say people were

throwing rocks at them. >> the police are supposed to be protecting us. the cops are the ones doing this. yesterday demonstrators held protests in the lobby of the police station. he asked the attorney general's office to investigate the shooting. in about 15 minutes, they will announce what penalties they will face in the jerry sandusky scandal.$♪ this comes after they found four penn state officials including head coach joe paterno did not stop the abuse. yesterday crews removed a 900- pound bronze statue from in front of the stadium. >> the only thing i knew i could do was bring my cardboard joe up here and give people a chance to see joe. >> a library named after joe

paterno will not be changed. they could fine the university more than $0 million. it is the deadliest day of the year so far and there is no immediate claims claiming a new offensive and they retreated from areas u.s. troops were there and they truck at security forces and government officials and they are the favorite targets of al qaeda. according to the new york times the obama administration is increasing aid to the rebels in syria. the white house has for now abandoned effort to the crisis -- abandoned efforts to the crisis in syria. they are looking to bring down

the president bashar assad. and a former chicago area police officer accused of killing his third wife back in 2004. he is also the main suspect in the disappearance of his 4th wife. they expect the trial to last about a month and opening statements are scheduled for next week. he will produce some and inmates are serving time for minor offenses. the three strikes law will be on the november ballot if passed it would impose life sentences only when a new conviction is serious or violent. a teen is recovering after being shot at a san francisco bus stop.

he was shot near ingle street and north ridge road. the teen was taken to san francisco hospital and his condition has not been released and no arrests have been made. richmond police are looking for two men who shot two other men and they pulled up in a black saturn that cost 11:20 and they asked what victims what gains they were they -- gang they asked them what gangs they were in and when they replied no gangs the men shot them. they are expected to survive. officials are saying funds will be used to improve transit service all over the bay area and that announcement is set for 10:30 at the civic center plaza. i tried gator while i was

on vacation. it tastes like chicken. >> i thought you were talking about an app. >> no. >> well, you have to tell us more about that later. >> good morning everybody. >> that is where my head goes. traffic is moving along well in san jose, the small area is a good area for you to avoid let's go to some live pictures but nothing major as you drive over to highway 101. you know what else looks good, the oakland athletics. >> no kidding. >> what has happened to them, they are on fire. >> 14 and 2 in july? amazing. >> amazing. >> sal, i just posted some updated photos on gator.

>> all right. >> tropical clouds off to the east and they are accelerating fast and my good buddy down there, sea breeze i can feel the pulse it is on its way and tropical clouds move off west, southwest 24, travis, i am telling you that is a screaming message and very windy to cooler from san jose to morgan hill. 50s and 60s, still rather mild, you can see a system carving itself and over the course of week, low pressure will get stronger and settle in and it looks like a quiet week after today. cooler breezy. some warm to hot inland and by tomorrow they will drop, a lot of 80s, richmond fairfield 70 to berkeley, 89 danville, 80s

towards santa clara valley and fremont at 80, now upper 70s lower 80s, 77 san mateo, half- moon bay, fog will be ramping up big time slides in big time by inland areas, that means morning fog, very quiet nice pattern all the way to the end of the week. despite the tragedy, the dark knight rises is expected to have the third highest night ever. the batman sequel is expected to earn up to $162 million and that would put it in place. they decided not to officially report the numbers out of respect for the colorado victims. and ford said the manufacturing prompted the recall of the escape suvs.

ford announced it due to the risk of an engine fire. fuel lines were damaged causing leaking fuel to ignite. time now 551, what we now know about what is being mailed to police headquarters. plus he jumped but why did the teenager do it when rescuers arrived at the san diego cliff. you can watch all of our newscasts live and be connected any time, anywhere. good morning! wow.

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. good morning, most are moving rapidly out of the picture, still some 90s inland and temperatures are starting to come down. a teen is in the san diego hospital after jumping off the cliff into the ocean and there he is on that stretcher. rescue crews used a helicopter to take him to safety. when he landed he landed on somebody else and that's how he

got hurt. we don't know the extent of his injuries. two people inside got out safely. it happened at 9:20. it took 20 minutes to put out the flames and firefighters say it appeared in the kitchen but the cause of the fire is still under investigation. there is a pretrial conference, he was pulled over on the bay bridge back in april. chp said he had a blood alcohol level of 3.3 and they say there were procedural errors made the night of the stop. a fundraiser was held for a little girl who survived a crash that killed her father analysis. 41-year-old solomon nouri and his daughter was killed. 21-year-old hanna survived.

yesterday they held a fundraiser for hanna to make sure she stays on track in school. and they received envelopes and it was sent to union city, berkeley san leandro and oakland on friday and a 6th envelope arrived at a san francisco area. they tested the powder in all envelopes and authorities say it was harmless. we are checking out the traffic getting up to highway 17 and as you drive through san jose no major problems except for on the corner of washington. let's go back to the desk. a police officer is in the hospital after crashing his patrol car. we will bring you an update and the story you will only see on

2. san jose police, what officers are saying about the investigation into a deadly shooting. and we will have your forecasted highs in two minutes.